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Wednesday, Oct. 14, We Tackle Life podcast: Covid must be good for the Titans Spiels starts his day in depressing fashion Don't blame the front door Bengals can't pick up a blitz Coaching must take some of the blame for that A.J. Green taps out on tackling What is the market for an injured, disgruntled 7-time Pro-Bowler Joe Burrow isn't blameless for the loss to Baltimore Happy anniversary, Dabo S...

We Tackle Life podcast, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 Spiels suffers with the Vikings' collapse against Seattle Andy Dalton...come on down! Browns are 4-1 and Spiels isn't surprised Phillip Rivers is D-U-N Joe Burrow holds the ball too long and pays a price A.J. Green gives lip-readers something to ponder Baker Mayfield's performance was a Tale of Two Halves Clemson is really good A co-worker's request re...

Friday, Oct. 9 podcast: Dwayne Haskins gets benched in Washington The ACC has four (FOUR) Top 10 teams Miami vs. Clemson will be interesting The Big 12 is a dumpster fire amid a train wreck Urban Meyer could fix Texas, just like he fixed the Big Ten Watch out for some SEC upsets Cleveland vs. Indy will be a battle of Colts defense vs. Browns offense Carson Palmer believes in Joe Burrow more than B...

Oct. 7 We Tackle Life podcast: Spiels reviews Bruce's new radio show at 98.9 The Answer Bruce gets the scouting report on Spiels' new TV crew There's something at Hooley's house Chris can't take much longer Browns are 3-1, but are they legit? Joe Burrow gets his first win, but A.J. Green is still MIA Tackling in the NFL is atrocious It's not a pick, it's a Rub Route The New York Times calls Spiels...

Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 We Tackle Life podcast: Bruce starts a new radio show today at 98.9 FM The Answer from 5-7 p.m. Spiels offers some advice Browns start fast, finish slow in Dallas The recipe for a Browns win includes only so much Baker Mayfield Rushing is the reason Cleveland is 3-1, even without Nick Chubb Browns defense has work to do Bengals get first win of the Joe Burrow era Burrow and se...

Friday, Oct. 2, We Tackle Life podcast: With Spiels en route to Raleigh, it's a chance to talk a little baseball. A little baseball includes very little offense from the Tribe and Reds Browns head for Dallas, hoping to end a pronounced road losing streak Bengals get the Jags; Hopefully Joe Burrow gets some protection Indians can't wait on trading Francisco Lindor. Now is the time If you thought Bo...

Wednesday, Sept. 30, We Tackle Life podcast: We're still a long way from OSU season-opener, but getting closer every day The start can't come quickly enough for Chris Olave NFL Scouts need a second notebook when they visit OSU Nebraska-Ohio State will start at high noon on Oct. 24 in Fox's national window Covid hits the NFL How the Titans tested positive Minnesota is already battling an 0-3 start...

Monday, 9-28-20 We Tackle Life podcast: Spiels is back from Cleveland where he saw the Browns climb over .500 for the first time in 85 games. Viewers noted a savvy prediction by Spiels regarding a Nick Chubb cutback run Baker Mayfield went 16-of-23 for the second straight week in a Browns win. Coincidence? Joe Burrow puts up great numbers in a Bengals tie in Philly, but the number you should take...

Friday, 9-25-20 podcast: With Chris en route to Cleveland for the Browns vs. Washington, Dustin Fox joins the show Dustin talks Browns and his broadcast career, which includes 10 years -- TEN YEARS -- as an afternoon host from 2-7 p.m. -- FIVE HOURS -- on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland and a beefed-up ESPN TV schedule SEC football is back this Saturday with some intriguing matchups With Spiels gone, we...

Wednesday, Sept. 23 We Tackle Life podcast: Spiels morning gets off to a better start The Big Man is excited for the Browns-Washington game on Sunday He goes deep into his film study of Cleveland Assessing Baker Mayfield off what we've seen so far Who would you take right now...Baker or Joe Burrow Is Nick Chubb a Top 3 back in the NFL Chase Young is off to a great start The Washington pass rush ha...

Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 podcast: Chris returns from Philadelphia and finds a surprise waiting for him this morning One problem leads to another as Spiels tries to leave the house and head for the hinterlands We have a Big Ten schedule Nebraska reaps an unwanted reward for suing the Big Ten over a postponed season Ohio State's schedule is tailor-made to win the national championship Spiels offers hi...

Friday 9-18-20 We Tackle Life podcast: Spiels heads for Philly in a search for civilization amid pandemic precautions Scottish Grogg is a flavor, not a punter Buckeyes await their official Big Ten schedule Shaun Wade and Wyatt Davis opt back in for OSU Will signing with agents introduce a last-minute wrinkle to Wade and Davis returning to the field Wisconsin tests positive. A lot. Michigan names a...

9-16 -20 We Tackle Life podcast: Spiels is back from San Jose, where he thinks he saw the Redrum kid from The Shining Larry Fitzgerald makes a winning play for Cardinals Kliff Kingsbury is a play-calling savant Vikings and Lions let Mr. Spielman down Browns have issues Joe Burrow looked like a rookie until the last drive Did A.J. Green commit offensive PI on game-winning TD Rumors of an October st...

Monday, Sept. 14, We Tackle Life podcast" The Big Ten appears on the cusp of playing football Oct. 17 Three task forces that are pushing for the sport each have an Ohio State representative How can the conference sell an imminent return and Swing States maintain their lockdown posture Playing Oct. 17 gives the league nine weeks for an eight-game season and time for a championship prior to College...

9-11-20 We Tackle Life podcast: Ryan Day puts some heat on the Big Ten for answers Ohio's attorney general makes a statement -- but not the kind that means anything -- about OSU's right to sue Minnesota cuts sports The motivation behind B1G presidents' inaction Locked arms and boos at NFL opener are demonstrations of the same thing Skip Bayless says a dumb thing Rutgers' president forgets this dut...

Sept. 9 edition of the We Tackle Life podcast: It's way past decision time for the Big Ten to give players, coaches and fans a hard date on when the season will begin The fallout from an elite college player in the B1G getting injured would be a black eye for the league NFL teams prepare for their season openers. Power ratings have the Browns' 19th and the Bengals 30th in the league Chase Young wi...

Friday, Sept. 4, We Tackle Life podcast: Technology issues abound in the early morning Spiels is predictably patient His patience does not extend to Coffee Wars at home Big Ten about to vote on making football happen sooner, rather than later A Penn State doctor speaks off the cuff and then needs an apology to get off the hook Bengals injury issues in the secondary A.J. Green's importance to Joe B...

Sept. 2 We Tackle Life podcast: President Trump speaks with B1G Commissioner Kevin Warren That makes a lot of sportswriters mad Why are sportswriters seemingly against Big Ten football playing earlier than originally planned OSU President Kristen Johnson weighs in on the return of football Chris shares the story of someone taken too soon, and someone wondering about their impact Find out more at h...

Aug. 31, We Tackle Life, podcast: A Lincoln, Neb., court will rule today on whether Nebraska's players will get the quick look they want into the Big Ten's decision to postpone football. Ohio State's parents protest at Ohio Stadium What do we make of the size of the crowd at OSU? Face-saving options for the B1G Roster cuts are coming in the NFL Mr. Spielman goes into his NFL way-back machine Joe B...

Aug. 28, We Tackle Life, podcast: Wisconsin riots and NBA work stoppages Nebraska players sue Big Ten for right to play football OSU parents prepare to protest Where the Big Ten dropped the ball Ramifications of the Nebraska lawsuit Joe Burrow continues to draw rave reviews Myles Garrett's good intentions and one very bad idea Grace is missing LeBron James' contributes to a problem he's trying to...

Aug. 26 We Tackle Life podcast: Covid allowances so we can play high school sports Ohio State losing $130 million without fall football Clemson, Iowa, Purdue and others make significant cuts John Tortorella's salty post-game costs him 25K OSU gets $170 million from the Feds Browns injuries in the secondary are troublesome Joe Burrow is wowing them at Bengals camp Over-under win totals for Browns,...

8-24-20 We Tackle Life podcast: Nebraska spills the beans on how the Big Ten cancelled football A lawsuit could force genuine transparency on the decision Why Ryan Day is fighting so hard for January football? Big injuries on defense for the Bengals and Browns Get ready, get set, suffer Find out more at https://spielman-and-hooley.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Friday podcast notes: Thom Brennaman's exit from Fox NFL Kevin Warren's B1G letter Visiting high school football practices Future Battles of Ohio Beholding the greatness of God Find out more at https://spielman-and-hooley.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

August 19, We Tackle Life podcast: There's a peace treaty in the Coffee Wars at the Spielman household, because one side has surrendred Big Ten parents get ready to converge on Chicago' Will pickets against the cancellation of B1G football smoke commissioner Kevin Warren out of his office? A plan to play a 10-game, round-robin Big Ten schedule is out there in various forms Would Jim Harbaugh conse...

Monday, Aug. 17, We Tackle Life podcast: Justin Fields' petition acquires hundreds of thousands of signatures in less than one day What leadership is and what it isn't Will Kevin Warren and the Big Ten bend to parental and player pressure The difference between marketing and enforcement Is it FOMO or something else? Expose, not impose There's a Coffee War in the Spielman household Things girls do...